[SCCC] SCCC Digest, Vol 243, Issue 2

Wed Mar 1 17:47:52 EST 2023

1st XMTRs:
BC-349 for 40m
kit Eico 720 80m-10m
73, Larry N6NC

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>    1. Re: SCCCORE March Edition Now Available (Steve Harrison)
>    2. Re: SCCCORE March Edition Now Available (Bruce Horn)
>    3. Re: SCCCORE March Edition Now Available (Bill Shell - N6WS)
>    4. Re: SCCCORE March Edition Now Available (Jim Price)
>    5. 1st Transmitter (m.weiss at yahoo.com)
>    6. Re: SCCCORE March Edition Now Available (Dennis Younker NE6I)
>    7. Re: SCCCORE March Edition Now Available (Steve Harrison)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 09:54:08 -0800
> From: Steve Harrison <k0xp at k0xp.com>
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
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> On 3/1/2023 8:38 AM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
> > The March poll... also available.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73, Dennis NE6I
>
> The poll had Gonset(!!!), Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, and Heathkit... but
> left out JOHNSON???!!! I bet far more of us started out with Johnsons,
> than all of those first three combined! It was years before I could even
> find one of those others that I could afford! I still rember going to
> Henry Radio on Olympic Blvd. and slobbering over the very few that were
> on the used-equipment shelf. OHHH, the shame of it all, to be so
> forgotten;? RIP, E. F. Johnson... =8-/
>
> Steve, K0XP
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 12:05:00 -0600 (CST)
> From: Bruce Horn <bhorn at hornucopia.com>
> To: SCCC Reflector <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
> Message-ID:
>         <1671300317.6109323.1677693900637.JavaMail.zimbra at hornucopia.com>
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> I would have loved to have started out with a Johnson Ranger, like one of
> my buddies had, but spent the first 11 months of my non-renewable Novice
> license trying to get a surplus ARC-5 transmitter working. Finally, gave up
> and my mother agreed to pay for a Heathkit DX-60. Later added the companion
> Heathkit VFO when I upgraded to General.
>
> 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Harrison" <k0xp at k0xp.com>
> To: "SCCC Reflector" <sccc at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 9:54:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
>
> On 3/1/2023 8:38 AM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
> > The March poll... also available.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73, Dennis NE6I
>
> The poll had Gonset(!!!), Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, and Heathkit... but
> left out JOHNSON???!!! I bet far more of us started out with Johnsons,
> than all of those first three combined! It was years before I could even
> find one of those others that I could afford! I still rember going to
> Henry Radio on Olympic Blvd. and slobbering over the very few that were
> on the used-equipment shelf. OHHH, the shame of it all, to be so
> forgotten;? RIP, E. F. Johnson... =8-/
>
> Steve, K0XP
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 11:35:00 -0800
> From: Bill Shell - N6WS <n6ws at n6ws.com>
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
> Message-ID: <60de7f8b-9919-fb61-f883-c64d433ee78c at n6ws.com>
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> As a novice, I do remember working guys using an Adventurer or
> Challenger, but I think the most popular rigs in 1960 were the DX20,
> DX35, and DX40 transmitters by Heathkit.? I remember after hearing 'TX
> is DX', I would always be guessing which numbers were going to follow.?
> Of course, back then my novice code speed was slow enough that I had
> time to think between characters.
>
> 73, Bill
> N6WS
>
> On 3/1/2023 10:05 AM, Bruce Horn wrote:
> > I would have loved to have started out with a Johnson Ranger, like one
> of my buddies had, but spent the first 11 months of my non-renewable Novice
> license trying to get a surplus ARC-5 transmitter working. Finally, gave up
> and my mother agreed to pay for a Heathkit DX-60. Later added the companion
> Heathkit VFO when I upgraded to General.
> >
> > 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Harrison" <k0xp at k0xp.com>
> > To: "SCCC Reflector" <sccc at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 9:54:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
> >
> > On 3/1/2023 8:38 AM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
> >> The March poll... also available.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, Dennis NE6I
> > The poll had Gonset(!!!), Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, and Heathkit... but
> > left out JOHNSON???!!! I bet far more of us started out with Johnsons,
> > than all of those first three combined! It was years before I could even
> > find one of those others that I could afford! I still rember going to
> > Henry Radio on Olympic Blvd. and slobbering over the very few that were
> > on the used-equipment shelf. OHHH, the shame of it all, to be so
> > forgotten;? RIP, E. F. Johnson... =8-/
> >
> > Steve, K0XP
> >
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> --
> 73, Bill
> N6WS
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 12:07:00 -0800
> From: "Jim Price" <jnprice at pacbell.net>
> To: "'Bill Shell - N6WS'" <n6ws at n6ws.com>,      <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
> Message-ID: <015201d94c79$62e3a460$28aaed20$@pacbell.net>
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>
> I was part of the Heathkit brigade as well.  I had an HX-11 which was a
> DX-20 with a new designator (1963).  And after I got my General, I added an
> HG-10 VFO.  But my real "goodie" was an RME-6900 receiver!  It was hot.
> And it had that weighted slide rule dial that just "felt" good when you
> spun the knob!  I would probably still have that receiver if it had had
> General Coverage, i.e. to include the shortwave bands - like an HQ-180.
>
> Early days....
> 73 - Jim K6ZH (was WN6DPV / WB6DPV in Santa Maria, CA starting in 1963)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCCC <sccc-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Bill Shell - N6WS
> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 11:35 AM
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
>
> As a novice, I do remember working guys using an Adventurer or Challenger,
> but I think the most popular rigs in 1960 were the DX20, DX35, and DX40
> transmitters by Heathkit.  I remember after hearing 'TX is DX', I would
> always be guessing which numbers were going to follow. Of course, back then
> my novice code speed was slow enough that I had time to think between
> characters.
>
> 73, Bill
> N6WS
>
> On 3/1/2023 10:05 AM, Bruce Horn wrote:
> > I would have loved to have started out with a Johnson Ranger, like one
> of my buddies had, but spent the first 11 months of my non-renewable Novice
> license trying to get a surplus ARC-5 transmitter working. Finally, gave up
> and my mother agreed to pay for a Heathkit DX-60. Later added the companion
> Heathkit VFO when I upgraded to General.
> >
> > 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Harrison" <k0xp at k0xp.com>
> > To: "SCCC Reflector" <sccc at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 9:54:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
> >
> > On 3/1/2023 8:38 AM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
> >> The March poll... also available.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, Dennis NE6I
> > The poll had Gonset(!!!), Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, and Heathkit...
> > but left out JOHNSON???!!! I bet far more of us started out with
> > Johnsons, than all of those first three combined! It was years before
> > I could even find one of those others that I could afford! I still
> > rember going to Henry Radio on Olympic Blvd. and slobbering over the
> > very few that were on the used-equipment shelf. OHHH, the shame of it
> > all, to be so forgotten;  RIP, E. F. Johnson... =8-/
> >
> > Steve, K0XP
> >
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> --
> 73, Bill
> N6WS
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 12:24:36 -0800
> From: <m.weiss at yahoo.com>
> To: <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: [SCCC] 1st Transmitter
> Message-ID: <000201d94c7b$d94de730$8be9b590$@yahoo.com>
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> As a novice (KN6PBI), my first rig was a Heathkit AT-1 transmitter and a
> Heathkit AR-2 receiver.  Acceptable transmitter, horrible receiver.
>
>
>
> Mark, K6FG
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 12:27:07 -0800
> From: "Dennis Younker NE6I" <NE6I at cox.net>
> To: <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
> Message-ID: <003201d94c7c$32758ac0$9760a040$@cox.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="utf-8"
>
> I just KNEW I was forgetting one of the old stalwarts! How could I forget
> Johnson?!  I've added it to the poll now. I think if you have already voted
> in the poll, you can go back and change your vote.
>
> --Dennis NE6I
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCCC <sccc-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Steve Harrison
> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 9:54 AM
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
>
>
> On 3/1/2023 8:38 AM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
> > The March poll... also available.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73, Dennis NE6I
>
> The poll had Gonset(!!!), Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, and Heathkit... but
> left out JOHNSON???!!! I bet far more of us started out with Johnsons, than
> all of those first three combined! It was years before I could even find
> one of those others that I could afford! I still rember going to Henry
> Radio on Olympic Blvd. and slobbering over the very few that were on the
> used-equipment shelf. OHHH, the shame of it all, to be so forgotten;  RIP,
> E. F. Johnson... =8-/
>
> Steve, K0XP
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 12:32:52 -0800
> From: Steve Harrison <k0xp at k0xp.com>
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCCORE March Edition Now Available
> Message-ID: <440b7089-0794-0662-ccb4-063ca1ecaa97 at k0xp.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> On 3/1/2023 12:27 PM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
> > I just KNEW I was forgetting one of the old stalwarts! How could I
> forget Johnson?!  I've added it to the poll now. I think if you have
> already voted in the poll, you can go back and change your vote.
> >
> > --Dennis NE6I
>
> Done, thanks, Dennis!
>
> But what about the poor fella who had a Heathkit Apache... it's not
> allowed to click two boxes...
>
> (Yes, I know, Apache is also a modern-day SDR radio name? 8-)
>
> Steve, K0XP
>
>
>
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